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Barbers Hill Independent School District

The Official Newsletter of BHISD | Summer 2014

Superintendent

Greg Poole, Ed.D.

Board of Trustees

Becky Tice, President

Benny May, Vice President

Cynthia Erwin, Secretary

George Barrera

Jef Farrell

Ron Mayfield

Fred Skinner

Emily Gunderson,

Pole Vault State Champ

inside

BHISD Ranks

#2 in Greater

Houston

p. 3

Archer wins

UIL State Title

p. 4

Softball

named State

Semi-Finalists

p. 8

Back to School

Info p. 15

Eagles

take it to theTOP

A Tradition of Excellence...by any measure

BARBERS H LL

Soaring to New Heights

I had the pleasure

of recently watching

my two sons enjoy

something I did as

a child. My oldest

bought my youngest

an Estes Rocket.

These rockets are

kits and use solid

propellant to fly

upwards to 1,000

Dr. Greg Poole

feet and then

Superintendent

parachute to the

ground. It is no easy task to gauge the

wind and place the descending rocket

in the desired location.

My youngest christened the rocket

the Eagle. After firing a test rocket and

losing it to what appeared to be the

next county, we made the proper

adjustments and miracle upon

miracle it gently landed back

into our yard.

Our district has been in existence since

1929 and has a storied and rich history.

The 2014-15 school year promises to

add a new exciting chapter as it is the

first time for our district to experience

two middle schools and two elementary

schools. It is a daunting task to ensure

the ¡°zoning¡± does not divide our brand

or our district, yet we are determined

that this new phase will unite and make

us all the stronger. Our district continues

to grow at a 4 - 5% clip as it has for the

last 20 years as people continue to seek

to enroll their children here. We fully

understand and accept the challenge

to ensure that this growth does not

diminish our quality.

We are on the launch pad and an exciting

and fruitful future awaits. Our school

board and leadership have made it a

priority that we will ¡°land this ship¡± on

target. After all... We Can, We Will!

BHISD vision Statement

Barbers Hill ISD envisions academic

excellence characterized by goaldriven, college/career ready graduates

who are responsible, accountable,

contributing members of society.

Three Board members begin renewed terms

Barbers Hill Trustees Jef Farrell,

George Barrera and Benny May were

sworn in during the May Board

meeting after running unopposed

for positions 2, 3, and 4.

¡°This is another indicator of the

quality of leadership provided by our

Board of Trustees,¡± said Superintendent Dr. Greg Poole. ¡°To have three

consecutive years of unopposed races

demonstrates a vote of confidence by

the community in our district and

those who govern it.¡±

Board members serve three-year

terms and provide leadership to the

district on a volunteer basis. The

upcoming term will be the fourth

term for Jef Farrell, the fifth term for

George Barrera, and the seventh

for Benny May, who also serves on

the State Board of Directors for the

Texas Association of School Boards.

Barbers Hill ISD Board of Trustees

Left to right:

Fred Skinner, Jef Farrell,

Becky Tice, Ron Mayfield,

George Barrera, Benny

May, Cynthia Erwin.

Chambers County Judge

Jimmy Sylvia performed

the swearing-in ceremony

for renewed Board

members Jef Farrell,

George Barrera, and

Benny May during the

May meeting.

BARBERS

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Independent School District

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Middle School (7-8)?????????????????????????????????ext. 1410

Intermediate School (5-6)?????????????????????ext. 1230

Elementary School (3-4) ???????????????????????ext. 1504

Primary School (1-2)???????????????????????????????ext. 1223

Kindergarten Center (PK-K) ?????????????????ext. 1242

DAEP?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????ext. 1436

9600 Eagle Dr., Mont Belvieu, TX 77523

? 281-576-2221

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Editor

Carla Rabalais

Director of Communications

BHISD

Barbers Hill ISD ranks #2

of 58 Houston school districts

T

he Houston Chronicle recently

published the results of an annual data

analysis sponsored by the non-profit

organization Children at Risk. Fifty-eight

school districts in the greater Houston

area were analyzed and ranked based on

composite scores.

Barbers Hill ISD ranked second of 58

in the overall rankings, earning a letter

grade of A. Only 25 percent of districts

earned an A grade in this report.

Individual campuses were also ranked

based on each of the criteria below, and

Barbers Hill High School ranked in the

Top 30 high schools in the Houston area.

Greater Houston School District Rankings 2014

DISTRICT

Friendswood ISD

Barbers Hill ISD

Pearland ISD

Tomball ISD

Clear Creek ISD

Conroe ISD

Waller ISD

Katy ISD

Fort Bend ISD

Montgomery ISD

2014

2014

COUNTY

Galveston

Chambers

Brazoria

Harris

Galveston

Montgomery

Waller

Harris

Fort Bend

Montgomery

HOUSTON RANK

STATE

RANK

LETTER

GRADE

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

37

43

60

75

78

83

119

138

179

181

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

B

B

Research by CHILDREN AT RISK.

Criteria included:

? Student Achievement ¨C based on scores on the 2013 state-mandated tests. For high schools,

the graduation rate was also factored in.

? Student Growth ¨C Considered the improvement in a school¡¯s state test scores compared to last year.

? Socioeconomic Growth ¨C Considered the deviation from expected scores in relation to the percentage

of economically disadvantaged students at each campus.

2013 Accountability Ratings

Barbers Hill ISD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Barbers Hill High School.. . . . . . . . . .

Barbers Hill Middle School. . . . . . . . .

Barbers Hill Intermediate School. . . .

Barbers Hill Elementary School.. . . . .

Met Standard

Met Standard

Met Standard

Met Standard

Met Standard

Barbers Hill Primary School, Kindergarten Center and DAEP are not rated

? Met Standard was the highest rating given in 2013

? Barbers Hill ISD scores were 10-20 points higher

than the state average

? Preliminary 2014 scores indicate every campus

Met Standard

2013 TEA Distinction Awards

Barbers Hill High School

Top 25% Student Progress

Barbers Hill Intermediate School

Academic Achievement in Reading/ELA

Academic Achievement in Mathematics

Top 25% Student Progress

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Archer named State Champ

BHHS Valedictorian and Salutatorian

earn National Merit

Barbers Hill High School junior Chase Archer was named

UIL State Champion in Editorial Writing in May, along with

receiving the Tops in Texas Award. This award is given to the

overall winner from all school districts 1A ¨C 5A.

BHHS Academic Decathlon Team, in its third year, attended

state competition and placed in the Top Ten in Texas.

BHHS senior Tyler

Copeland won

Third Place in

Accounting at the

Regional UIL Meet

and participated

at State UIL

competition.

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BHHS Choirs

earned First Division

ratings at UIL

Concert competition

on stage and in

sight- reading,

bringing home a

UIL Sweepstakes

Award. Varsity

Choir earned

straight ones for

the third

consecutive year.

Barbers Hill Salutatorian Caroline Claassen (left) was named a

National Merit Commended Scholar this spring, and Valedictorian

Marie Labonte was named a National Merit Scholar. Both titles

indicate high test scores on the PSAT, taken in the fall of junior year, as

well as exceptional scores on the SAT, among other qualifications.

CX Debate Team Luke Anderton and Robbie Brath competed at

the state level in the Texas Forensic Association, and CX Debate Team

Ashten Lee and Emily Joseph competed at the state level in UIL.

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BH students in grades 2-4 participated at the State level of ¡°Odyssey of the Mind¡±

competition, where students use creative ways to solve a real-world problem. Barbers

Hill teams were the youngest to ever compete in OM at the state level, and our 4th

grade team earned 4th place.

BHHS student Chelsea Carter won 4th place in

the Home Health Aide category at the Health

Occupations Student Association state competition this spring. Pictured with Principal Rick Kana

and Health Sciences teacher Cheryl Clark.

BHHS Choir

Ensemble earned

a First Division

rating at UIL State

Competition,

including students

Katie George, Haley

Hutter, Nicole

Guentzel, Mattie

Griffin, and

Lyndsey Gerhart.

BH Middle School students attended state competition for the

second consecutive year and made it to the semifinal round in the

Quiz Show that tests all things Texas. Students included Mason

Smith, Charlie Hayman, Joseph Muscat, Christian Castillo and

Adriana Torres. Sponsor is BHMS teacher Teeya Thornton.

BHHS Percussion

Ensemble earned

a Second Division

rating at UIL State

Competition.

Five Band members

earned Division

2 ratings at State Solo

and Ensemble: Jeremy Nicolai, Ryan

Boudreaux, Sonia

Torres, Ethan Hann

and Haley Wilburn

(not pictured)

BHHS Soaring Eagle Band participated in the State Marching

Competition in November. In the spring, all bands scored First

Division ratings in UIL Concert competition, earning the band a UIL

Sweepstakes Award for the year.

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